TikTok User Search API
Find TikTok accounts by keyword, with each account’s username, nickname, bio, avatar, follower and like counts and verification status. Page through results with the `cursor` from the previous response's `nextCursor`.
- Endpoint
- POST /tiktok/search-users
- Price
- 1 credit per result
- SDK
- client.tiktok.searchUsers()
- MCP tool
- tiktok_search_users
curl -X POST "https://api.bridgly.app/tiktok/search-users" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $BRIDGLY_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "query": "cooking"}'import osimport requestsresponse = requests.post( "https://api.bridgly.app/tiktok/search-users", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['BRIDGLY_KEY']}"}, json={ "query": "cooking", },)data = response.json()const response = await fetch("https://api.bridgly.app/tiktok/search-users", { method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.BRIDGLY_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json", }, body: JSON.stringify({ "query": "cooking" }),});const data = await response.json();import { Bridgly } from "@bridgly/sdk";const client = new Bridgly({ apiKey: "bgly_YOUR_KEY" });const res = await client.tiktok.searchUsers({ query: "cooking"});if (res.type === "success") { console.log(res.data);}What does the TikTok User Search API return?
TikTok user search API: find TikTok accounts by keyword, with username, nickname, bio, avatar, follower and like counts and verification, as JSON. Every response has the same envelope: the result in data, plus timeMs and the creditsCost of the call.
Request body
cursorstring- The previous response's `nextCursor`, to fetch the next page. Omit it for the first page.
querystringrequired- Search keywords, for example "street food".
countinteger · 1–10 · default 10- Number of results to return (1–10). Defaults to 10.
Example response
{ "timeMs": 1840, "creditsCost": 1, "data": { "nextCursor": "string", "users": [ { "id": "string", "uniqueId": "string", "nickname": "string", "avatarUrl": "string", "signature": "string", "verified": true, "secUid": "string", "privateAccount": true, "followerCount": 0, "followingCount": 0, "heartCount": 0, "videoCount": 0 } ], "total": 0 }}What can you build with the TikTok User Search API?
Find influencers
Search for creators in a niche by keyword.
Match handles
Find a brand’s or person’s TikTok account by name.
Build prospect lists
Collect accounts that mention a topic.
TikTok User Search API questions
How are TikTok search results ranked?
In the order TikTok’s own account search shows them, which weighs relevance and popularity.
Can I use account search to collect videos about a topic?
Account search returns profiles, not the posts those accounts publish. Use Video Search to find posts matching a keyword, or pass a discovered username to User Posts to inspect that creator’s uploads. Treat missing profile statistics as unknown when ranking a prospect list.
How do I use the TikTok User Search API?
Send a POST request to https://api.bridgly.app/tiktok/search-users with query in the JSON body and your API key in the Authorization header. In the TypeScript SDK, call client.tiktok.searchUsers(). AI agents connected to Bridgly over MCP can call the tiktok_search_users tool.
How much does the TikTok User Search API cost?
Costs 1 credit per result returned, with a minimum of 1 credit per request. Credits cost $2.00 per 1,000 on pay-as-you-go and as low as $1.00 per 1,000 at volume. New accounts on a business email start with 100 free credits, and failed requests are never charged.
More TikTok endpoints
The same API key works on every endpoint. See all TikTok API endpoints.
- TikTok Profile API→TikTok profile API: get any TikTok profile by username as JSON, with nickname, bio, avatar, follower and like counts, verified and private flags and IDs.
- TikTok User Posts API→TikTok posts API: list any public account’s videos and photo posts by username, with caption, views, likes, comments, shares, sound and hashtags, as JSON.
- TikTok Followers API→TikTok followers API: list the followers of any public TikTok account by username, with each follower’s nickname, bio, avatar and follower counts, as JSON.
- TikTok Following API→TikTok following API: list the accounts any public TikTok user follows, by username, with each account’s nickname, bio, avatar and follower counts.
Try the TikTok User Search API
100 free credits on business email, no card. Your first call takes a minute.